Like smoke blown through a keyhole, a cloud of gloom can drift in and settle its funk onto your
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Longmont, Colo.
Police allege a woman used a Craigslist ad to lure a pregnant woman to her home to buy baby clothes. When the expectant mother showed up, the accused woman—a former nurse’s aide—knifed the victim and stole her 7-month-old fetus.
What?
New York City
A hot plate sparked a Sabbath fire in Brooklyn. The 45-year-old mother of eight “valiantly tried” to save her children, but seven died. The mother and a 15-year-old daughter eventually escaped by jumping out a second-story window. Hospitalized for their serious burns, the mother and her teenager are too injured to know the horrific news.
Why?
Mount Everest
The 29,029-foot geographic icon attracts hundreds of ambitious climbers each year. The tab for the adventure isn’t cheap, reportedly as much as $100,000 per person. The price to the mountain isn’t a bargain either, earning Everest the moniker of “World’s Highest Garbage Dump.” Grinnell College, in a report, estimates 12 tons of human feces are strewn along the trails each year.
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Middle East
Unrest should be the middle name of the Middle East. Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and now Yemen boil with turmoil and terror. Blame Bush. Blame Obama. Blame anyone you choose. The United States or any other country doesn’t have a good track record of defusing that multi-nation time bomb. America continues to pour blood and billions onto that conundrum.
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